As President Obama tours Colorado emphasizing his support for women’s health care, the Mitt Romney campaign is out with a new ad accusing the President of declaring war on religion, a reference to the preventive services mandate requiring employers to include contraception in the health coverage their employees pay for. The ad also quotes Pope John Paul II, and touts the endorsement of Polish national hero Lech Walesa.

In an accompanying memo to reporters, the Romney campaign reinforced their accusation:

Today, Romney for President and the Republican National Committee released a new coordinated television advertisement, “Be Not Afraid.” President Obama has declared war on religion by forcing religious institutions to go against their faith. Mitt Romney will stand up and protect religious freedom whenever it is threatened.

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Here’s the full Romney campaign memo accompanying the ad:

Boston, MA – Today, Romney for President and the Republican National Committee released a new coordinated television advertisement, “Be Not Afraid.” President Obama has declared war on religion by forcing religious institutions to go against their faith. Mitt Romney will stand up and protect religious freedom whenever it is threatened.

To View “Be Not Afraid” Please See: http://mi.tt/OUeuue

AD FACTS: Script For “Be Not Afraid”

VOICEOVER: “Who shares your values?”

VIDEO TEXT: “Who Shares Your Values?”

VOICEOVER: “President Obama used his healthcare plan to declare war on religion, forcing religious institutions to go against their faith.”

VIDEO TEXT: “Obama Insurance Decision Declares War On Religion”

• ·          San Antonio Express-News Headline: “Obama Insurance Decision Declares War On Religion” (Michael Gerson, “Obama Insurance Decision Declares War On Religion,” San Antonio Express-News, 2/1/12)

VOICEOVER: “Mitt Romney believes that’s wrong.”

VIDEO TEXT: “Warsaw, Poland”

VIDEO TEXT: “July 31, 2012”

MITT ROMNEY: “[I]n 1979, a son of Poland, Pope John Paul II, spoke words that would bring down an empire….Be not afraid’…”

• ·         MITT ROMNEY: “And here, in 1979, a son of Poland, Pope John Paul II, spoke words that would bring down an empire and bring freedom to millions who lived in bondage. ‘Be not afraid’—those words changed the world.” (Mitt Romney, Remarks, Warsaw, Poland, 7/31/12)

VOICEOVER: “When religious freedom is threatened, who do you want to stand with?”

VIDEO TEXT: “Endorsed By Lech Walesa”

MITT ROMNEY: “I’m Mitt Romney and I approve this message.”